Stake or gate holder for trucks



April 21, 1925. r 1,534,101

. L. E. FISHER STAKE OR GATE HOLDER FOR TRUCKS Filed June 28, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 21, 1925. 4 1,534,101

L. E. FISHER v STAKE OR GATE HOLDER FOR TRUCKS Filed June 28, 1925 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Qwvenfoz Patented Apr. 21, 1925.

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LE0 EDWARD mass, as n ls-so Mi sissa- STAKE on same nonnnn roe ravens.

application filed June 28, 1923. Serial No. 648,328.

To all whom it may concern: I Be itlrnowri thatl, L110 E. Elsi-Inn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detro'it, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan; have invented Certain new and useful Improvements in Stakes or Gate Holders for Trucks, at which :the following is a. specification. I This invention relates to stake or gate holders for trucks and is particularly Well adapted for use on'motolr trucks or vehicles whose body sides or end portions are constructed of the gate or rack ,ztype, ornierely of a hurnber of stakes. g I

Many motor trucks are new built of the above rnentioned type, such as are commonly used n31- hau'ling lumber, barrels or boxes, live stock, etc.,' and it has often been the experience of drivers of sueh trucks to losethe sides or stakes when traversing a rough or bumpy road, thereby spilling part offthe i'r barge, often breakingnor entirely losing it, or losing the sides or stakes 11 travelling empty. i It is therefore the primary object-s 02f this invention to' provid e' novell means dor'holch ing these gates or stakes upon the :delt or platform of trucks so as to prevent the tallking out and losingofathe same; and to provide holders which are :easily and quickly unlocked' and sforeta-ined asto vpermit both hands 'o-f a person to he used fvvhe-n rem-aving the gate or stakes, and :Whioh will remain unloked iuntil released for further use.

TFurther objects of the invention are to provide a holder Wliidhiniay be applied to the stakes or gates of trucks, when they are manufactured, or may :be manufactured complete and ready to he 'installed .upon "trucks already con structed and in use and, which may he easily and 'eheaply' installed and 'Willhe durable and etlicient in *use. Further objects and advantages'vvill :appear in the folloivin'g detaileddescription "taken in conne e'tion -Witlh' theacrorn panying drawings and'in which drawings:

Figure 1" is a side elevation of a motor 'truek,-such as ordinarily used, embodying the novel featureslot my invention as applied'to stalres or gates'wvhen manufactured.

Figure 2 is an enlarged iragm'entary side 'yi'ew ofa gate showing ithe-stake partly 1n section, and the' holder in locked *POSIt-IQII.

truek similar to that shown in'Figure 1,

showing the holder as manufactured oomplete and appl ed thereto. Figure 7 is an enlarged side. view of on of tlie'eomplete holders rte-r application to a 7 truck.

'Figure 8 a transverse section of the hollder taken on the line' i8'- 8 of Figure 7, an,

igure 9 is a transverse section ta'lren on the line 99 of Figure 7.

In the drawings, where similar -,characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, the letter A indicates a truck ot any ordinary or pre-ferredtyipe including a deck or platform and a gate or ;rack"G forininglthe sides er ;the trunk and including rails 13 and stakes 1* the hold er {carried hy'the'stake E'for securely llack leng the gate 'G to vthe plat-term Bfa ndill :car- Trier for the holder 11 secured to the gate C for holding the same securely to the platform B as illustrated in Figure '6. The declrB of the truck A may have at- ..taehed theretovstake sockets or brackets 12 of an approved size and shape intdwhieh the lower portioinsflB ofethe s akefs E are fitted. In-the example sho,wn, =jth,e downward niovernent'ofthese stakes E is-liniited by the bottom rail '13 of the gate G.

- Referring tothe form shownfin Figures 1 vto ,5 inclusive, wherein ithefholder-F :iSacarried by the stake \E, a longitudinal recess 414: iS formed in ,the lower portion 13 of ,the i stake E open to'lone {side thereof for the ;;re ception 50f the holder l3; and extending :inwardly froxnithegniarginal edge 15 of there- :Q ts a smaller transverse recess 16 rforrning a seat for a coil spring 157 \and; ;f 0r

;punpose "to he subsequently set yf0lfth. llhe holder ;F is pivotally secured in this recess 41A -.a s by a bolt 18 having its dread 19 a l ck :m 2 count su k 1a 7. lyingflush with the sides of the stake gEsdgas to preclude the possibility of catching either on the deck B or socket 12. This holder F preferably comprises alatch 21 having its bill 22 adapted to engage the underside of the s0cket12 when in a locked position; A lug 23 is formed on the marginal edge opposite to that of the bill 22 intermediate said bill 22 and the pivotal connection 18,

providing a seat for the coil spring 17 which in the instance shown is the means employed to normally project the bill 22 beyond the side of the stake under the socket 12. At the terminal of the latch 21 jopposite to the hill 22 is provided an outwardly extending arm 24 having the one end portion reduced or cut away and defining a shoulder 25. If desired, a finger engaging portion 26'may be formed on the outer end of the arm 24- to facilitate in disengaging the bill 22 from under the socket 12; Assuitahle means for holding the bill. in a retracted position, a ring or link 27 maybe pivotally secured to the arm 24, and when'said finger engaging portion 26 is pullcd'torward the link 27 is adapted to be swung around and positioned so that the one side thereof will-lie intermediate the one side of the stake E and the shoulder 25, thereby holding the latch in an inoperative position, or in other words, with the hills retracted, so that'the'stake E may be removed- When it is desired to remove the side or gate C of a truck equipped with holders,

gaging portion 26 of each holder is pulled forward thereby releasing the bill 22 from under the socket 12. The ring 27 is now dropped'into the space between the shoulder 25 and the side of the-stake E, therehy holding the latch in an inoperative position. and enabling a person to remove the gate C. When replacing the gate C. the ring 27- is swung away from the shoulder 25. thereby allowing the spring 17 to urge the latch 21 functioning therewith "in substantially the same manner as with socket 12.

V The advantages of providing a carrier having a holder such as is shown in Figure 7 willlhe'apparent, for it canbe seen that.

such can be made complete and ready to be installed on a truckthat is already in use without the necessity of fitting, the holder F in the stakes E.

Thus it can be seen that a holder has been such as has been described; the finger en-- 'recessfand normally .held in engagement provided which will securely hold a stake or ate securely to the deck of a truck and prevent its loss through vibration;

-Various changes may be made to the form of the invention herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a deck, of a stake socket carried by said deck, a stake fitted within said socket and removable therefrom, and a latch carried by said stake for engagement with said s tket including means for yieldably urging the latch to a locked position, and means for facilitating movement of the latch to an unlocked post tion, said means being movahly carried by the latch for movement to a position for releasably retaining thelatch in an unlocked position. I

2. The combination with a deck. of a stake socket carried by said deck, astake carried by said side and-fitted in said socket. said stake having a longitudinal recess in its socket engaging portion. a latch pivoted in said recess including a bill at "one terminal thereof for engagement undersaid socket, an outwardly extending arm at the other terminal thereof having a finger engaging portion for releasing said bill. and a device carried by said arm adaptednto be swung into engagement with one side of said stake and hold the latch in an unlocked position.

The combination with a deck. of a stake socket carried by said deck. a stake carried by said side and fitted in said socket, said stake having a longitudinal recess in its socket engaging portion. a latchpivoted in said recess for engaging the under side otsaid socket and provided with an out wardly extending arm. said arm having. its outer end enlar ed and defining ashoulder, and a link carried bvsaid enlarged portion of said arm and adapted to be swung so that a portion thereof lies intermediate one side of said stakeand said shoulder, thereby holding said latch in an unlocked sition. i 5 i r 4. The combination with a deck. of a stake socket carried by said deck. a stake carried by said side and fitted in said socket. said stake having a lon itudinal recess in its socket engaging portion "a coil spring fitted'in said recess. a latch pivoted in said with the under side otsaid socket bv said 'coil springfsaid latch provided with an outwardlylextendinrz armand alink carried by said arm adapted to be swung'into engagement with one side of said stakeand hold the latch in an unlocked position against the action of the spring.

5; As anjartic'le of manufacture. a holder for sides of trucks comprising a carrier, having a longitudinal recess therein, a coil spring fitted in said recess, a latch pivoted in said recess including a bill at one tenninal, an outwardly extending arm at the other terminal, and a lug intermediate said bill and pivotal connection providing a seat for said spring, and a link carried by said arm adapted to be swung into engagement with one side Wall of said carrier against the action of said spring.

6. The combination with a deck, of a stake socket carried by said deck, a stake itted Within said socket and removable therefrom, and a latch member carried by said stake for engagement With said socket including means for yieldably urging the latch to a locked position; and means movable relatively to said latch member adapted after the movement of said latch member to unlocked position, for movement into a position for retaining said latch member in unlocked position until movement of said movable means to another position.

7. The combination with a deck, of a stake socket carried by said deck, a stake fitted Within said socket and removable therefrom, and a latch member carried by said stake, for engagement with said socket including means for yieldably urging the latch to a locked position; and swingably mounted means adapted after movement of said latch member to unlocked position for being swung into a position for retaining said latch member in unlocked position until movement of said swingable means to another position.

LEO EDWARD FISHER. 

